Babar Azam QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune becomes first QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Pakistan captain to win opening four Tests; ICC Player of the Month PAGE 14 TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 Al Rayyan edge Al Duhail, set up Amir Cup final clash with Al Sadd Traore, Brahimi among goals for the Lions; Olunga gets one for Al Duhail TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK forced beyond. DOHA The end game, with eight more minutes added to nor- Al Rayyan players rejoice after their Amir Cup 2021 semi-final 2-1 win over Al Duhail at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Monday. (Right) Yacine Brahimi (centre), who scored AL Rayyan roared themselves mal time, saw Al Duhail’s Al Rayyan’s second goal, is ecstatic. into the Amir Cup 2021 final Almoez Ali being flashed with on Monday with a thrilling a red card. in their semi-final on Sunday. bi box and even came close 2-1 win over Al Duhail at the Al Rayyan players exulted Al Sadd relied on goals from to scoring at the half-hour Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium soon after the final whistle Nam Tae-hee (11th minute), mark but missed the target under lights. rejoicing at making the pres- Baghdad Bounedjah (56th from close range. Al Sadd had Dame Traore opened the tigious Amir Cup final. minute) and Santiago Cazorla around 75 per cent of ball pos- scoring for the Lions in the Al Rayyan thus far have (80th minute, penalty. session in the first half. 13th minute of play as he won six Amir Cup titles with Coached by Xavi Hernan- In the 56th minute, headed a corner kick superbly their last being in 2013 while dez, Al Sadd dominated set- Bounedjah made the most of into the goal. Al Duhail were twice recent pieces as they posted a con- Hassan Al Haydos’s delivery Soon in the second half, winners in 2018 and 2019. vincing win on home turf. to score a goal with a right- Yacine Brahimi doubled the Al Rayyan will now lock They kicked off the pro- footed drive. After winning a score from a spot kick in the horns with defending champi- ceedings on an aggressive penalty kick following a rough 59th minute. ons Al Sadd at the same venue note, keeping most of the ball tackle by keeper Ibrahim, Al The Red Knights tried hard on Friday. possession. Sadd’s Cazorla easily convert- and their in-form forward Mi- Al Sadd have a whopping After early attacks, Al Sadd ed the spot-kick for his side’s Al Duhail’s chael Olunga even pulled one 17 Amir Cup titles to their took the lead through Tae-hee, third goal with 10 minutes left Michael back in the 81st minute taking name starting since 1975. who headed home from inside on the clock. Olunga (in advantage of a confusion of Al Rayyan, interestingly the box after a cross from Yu- Scoreline: Al Rayyan 2 (Dame red) during a the defence inside the penalty have been the first Amir Cup suf Abdurisag. Traore 13’, Yacine Brahimi 59’ goal-mouth area to add a twist to the semi- runners-up in 1973. Bounedjah continued to (P)) bt Al Duhail 1 (Michael melee. final but the issue couldn’t be Al Sadd beat Al Arabi 3-0 repeatedly attack the Al Ara- Olunga 81’) Sheikh Abdullah’s Mutabahi Sheikh Mohammed’s wins Prix Louis Saulnier Moharram makes perfect TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK debut, wins Prix Djelfor (PA) DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and dominated the mile for Cabre finished two lengths HIS Highness Sheikh Abdullah DOHA three-year-old maidens by further in third. bin Khalifa Al Thani’s home- seven lengths with Guil- “We had got a fair bred Mutabahi (FR) (French HIS Highness Sheikh Mo- laume Guedj–Gay in the sad- amount of work into him,” Fifteen x Marina Piccola) made hammed bin Khalifa Al dle at the main expense of the said Thomas Fourcy, “and he a big impression by winning Thani’s homebred Mohar- Jean de Mieulle-trained and should have made his debut the Prix Louis Saulnier, a 2,000 ram (FR) (ASSY x Amandine Olivier D’ Andigne-ridden sooner, but he developed a metre race for three-year- De Ghazal) made a winning Ihsan D’etiolles (Tabarak x cough. olds maidens at Lyon-Parilly, debut in the Prix Djelfor – Ouasis Du Croate). “He had every right to France, on Sunday. Wathba Stallion Cup at Bor- The latter had the ad- make a bold showing on his The two previous winners deaux-Le Bouscat in France vantage of prior racecourse debut.” of the same contest, Chan- on Sunday. experience. Ibis De Litre Being a son of Assy and nel (Nathaniel) (2019) and In The Thomas Fourcy- (FR) (Nieshan x Djamila De Amandine De Ghazal (Dor- Swoop (Adlerflug) (2020) went trained colt was last, but one Carrere), who is trained by mane), Moharram hails from on to respectively to win the for a long way. However, he the winning trainer Thomas the same line as the high Prix de Diane Longines, and came good in the straight Fourcy, and ridden by Jerme class Gazwan. finish second in the Qatar Prix Mutabahi on way to winning the Prix Louis Saulnier, a 2,000 metre race for three-year-olds maidens at de l’Arc de Triomphe (Grs1). Lyon-Parilly, France, on Sunday. (Pic: H Durand) After a good start, the Henri Alex Pantall-trained Mutabahi clear of the rest as there was a Mutabahi is a son of Frech The grandam, Marine showed a sharp turn of foot further of gap of over six lengths Fifteen (Turtle Bowl), a stal- Bleue (Desert Prince), won the some 250 metres from to wire back to the third, the JM. Barat- lion based at the Haras du Kolner Herbst-Stuten Meile to go clear of the field. ti-trained and Maxime Guyon– Logis Saint-Germain, and (Gr3, 1,600m) (1m) at three. For the record, the Henri- ridden Peinture Secrete (Lope Marina Piccola (Halling). The She has also produced the win- Alex Pantall-trained colt had de Vega x Painter’s Pride). latter won the Prix de Thiber- ner of this year’s Al Maktoum two and a half lengths to spare “I waited until he had found ville (L). He is a full brother Challenge R3 (Gr2), Military over the JP. Gauvin-trained his feet before going on the of- to French King, winner of the Law (Dubawi). and Guillaume Millet-ridden fensive,” said Julien Guillo- Grosser Preis von Berlin, Ber- Mutabahi is entered in the Rock Joyeux (Rock Of Gibraltar chon. “He really picked up well lin-Hoppegarten (Gr1) and the Grand Prix de Paris (Gr1) which x Joiedargent). and his was a clean win. He re- HH The Amir Trophy (Gr1 QA) will be run at ParisLongchamp The principals were well sponded willingly.” at Al Rayyan Park, Doha. on July 14. Quick read Juventus will be banned from Serie A if they are part of Super League: FIGC President MILAN (Italy): Gabriele Gravina, President refused to get reintegrated into UEFA and as “They are simple principles, affirmed by the of the Italian Football Association (FIGC) on a result, they face further punishment. “The Olympic Charter and then reported by the Monday said that Juventus will be banned rules are clear. If Juventus is still part of the statutes of national and international federa- from Serie A next season if they still choose Super League when it enters next season, tions,” Gravina told Radio Anch’io Sport. to remain a part of the breakaway and rebel it can’t participate in Serie A,” Gabriele “They are clear principles, in which the exclu- European Super League. Gravina told Radio Kiss Kiss, as reported by sivity of sport management is established. Nine of the 12 founding clubs of the Euro- Goal.com. “I would be sorry for the fans but I hope that this dispute can be resolved as pean Super League have taken a step back rules are rules and they apply to everyone. I soon as possible. We are all a bit tired of and they have confirmed their commitment hope this holdout ends soon,” he added. this tug-of-war between UEFA and these three to UEFA. The three remaining clubs -- Real Gravina also said that he is eager to ensure clubs. I hope to be able to mediate between Moharram, ridden by Guillaume Guedj–Gay, made a winning debut in the Prix Djelfor – Wathba Stallion Cup Madrid, Juventus, and Barcelone -- had that Juventus are not banned in Serie A. Juventus and UEFA,” he added. (ANI) at Bordeaux-Le Bouscat in France on Sunday. (Pic: Robert Polin) Sports Tuesday, May 11, 2021 13 Maguire set to miss Madrid snatch a draw meeting with Leicester as Solskjaer rotates team DPA against Sevilla with LONDON CAPTAIN Harry Maguire looks set to miss his first Premier League match since joining accidental Hazard strike Manchester United as Ole Gun- nar Solskjaer considers mass DPA changes against Leicester. BARCELONA Tuesday’s match comes midway through their run of EDEN Hazard made an acci- three top-flight matches in dental yet decisive interven- five days and the manager is tion to earn Real Madrid a last not planning to select his line- gasp 2-2 draw with Sevilla on up until the afternoon of the Sunday in La Liga. game to see how players have The Belgian forward, heav- recovered from Sunday’s win ily criticised by Real Madrid at Aston Villa. fans in the week after the club’s Solskjaer last week warned elimination in the Champions he would be willing to change League by Chelsea, deflected his entire starting line-up in Toni Kroos’s shot in the with Liverpool looming large Manchester United’s English 95th minute to earn his team on Thursday and United are defender Harry Maguire walks a crucial point.